Crater Lake National Park was formed 7,700 years ago when the Mount Mazama volcano erupted. The blue water in this lake is beautiful. When we first arrived, it was cloudy so the water looked grayish, but once the sun came out, we could see how blue the water really is. We saw the 22 minute video, which I highly recommend. Not much wildlife in this park though. For more photos, click here.
Pumice castle
Phantom shipwreck
Wizard Island
While we were in Californa last year, we purchased new spotting scopes so we could spend a lot of time watching wildlife in Yellowstone this year. We were not disappointed. We were able to spot wolves and grizzly with our new scopes. I was even able to hook my camera onto my spotting scope to take pictures. My hubby also let me invest in a 100 to 400 lenses for my camera I bought last year. What a great time taking photos.
digiscoping
new lenses osprey with chick
camera wolves
just outside our camping spot
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The road to Tower Falls is beautiful when the wild flowers are in bloom. Artist Paint is part of the canyons of Yellowstone National Park. From Artist point you will be able to see the upper and lower falls.
Tower falls
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The mid geyser basin is a walk that you cannot miss. The colors are just gorgeous. This is the location of the Grand Prismatic spring. Make sure to go later in the afternoon because the coolness of the morning makes the steam hang over the spring making it harder to see.
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Biscuit Basin became one of my favorite spots. A short walk but lots to see. Really enjoyed watching one of the geysers go off, then the water would go down about 2 feet, slowly rise to the top, and then go off again.
water is going down
when water comes back to top, geyser goes off
This was our first year to stop at the Black Sand Basin. Must say that I would stop here again. Enjoyed it very much. Short walk.
